BY COMMUNICATION FOR DOCUMENTATION – CREATIVE AND EDUCATIONAL PROCEDURES OF CULTIVATING THE INTANGIBLE CULTURE OF THE CENTRE FOR THE INTANGIBLE CULTURE OF ISTRIA OF THE ETHNOGRAPHIC MUSEUM OF ISTRIA

Centar za nematerijalnu kulturu Istre Etnografskog muzeja Istre – Centro per la cultura immateriale dell’Istria del Museo Etnografico dell’Istria (CENKI-CECII/EMI-MEI) od svojega osnutka 20. lipnja 2011. u Pićnu svoje zadatke usmjerava prema jasnijem razumijevanju nematerijalne kulture i stvaranju novog prostora za njezino argumentirano prihvaćanje i predstavljanje. Pritom je ključno konkretnim postupcima osvješćivati činjenicu da nematerijalna kultura podrazumijeva životnu snagu znanja i praksi koje su u konstantnom pokretu. Ona dinamično poprima nove oblike i nijanse koje joj zadaju ljudi kao odgovor na svoj ambijent, na interakciju s prirodom i s poviješću, a njezinim se vrijednostima jača svijest o važnosti poštovanja različitosti kultura i potiču kreativni potencijali.The Centre for the Intangible Culture of Istria of the Ethnographic Museum of Istria or Centro per la cultura immateriale dell’Istria del Museo Etnografico dell’Istria (CENKI-CECII/EMI-MEI) has since its founding on June 20, 2011, in Pićan had the objective of arriving at a clearer understanding of intangible culture and the creation of a new space for a better-founded acceptance and presentation of it. The work of the Centre is founded on four basic activities. These are: academic research; archiving and documentation; advice and education; and production. At the focus of these departments are members of the local communities, groups, sets and individuals who actively take part in the interpretation of their identity and/or the identity of their community. They are the key factor in the proposal and determination of the manner and measure on the basis of which aspects of their culture will be studied (according to procedures and models for the cultivation of intangible culture that are prescribed by the UNESCO Convention for the Preservation and Protection of the Intangible Cultural Heritage). With work on these areas with a vigour commensurate with their needs and importance and by observing the whole of the cultural context, the persistent vitality of the traditions and the development of creativity are nurtured and realised; documentation, archiving and analysis of existing material the content of which refers primarily to Istria and is stored at home and abroad; the creation and development of new document collections; educational programmes and advice for those who in their work are concerned with the intangible culture of Istria; conferences, programmes and events are organised; production and publishing are developed, as well as local, regional, national, cross-border and international collaboration with structures and individuals that have similar contents